FNUS73 KFGF 301239
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOWS...USFWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
739 AM CDT THU SEP 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND FROM WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY KEEPING OUR AREA UNDER A NORTHWEST WIND BUT
WITH MUCH LIGHTER WIND SPEEDS.  INVERSION THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO
MIXED LAYER UP TO 5500 FT AGL BY MID TO LATE MORNING.  MININUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE JUST A TAD HIGHER THAN ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........19  23  26  30  35  39  42  45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  62  65  67  68  68  66  62
RH..............56  51  46  45  45  45  48  54
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
                    TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........47     45     40     39     49     61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     56     53     50     48     46
RH..............60     66     71     77     80     86
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 4   NW 4   W 3    NW 3   N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 17 TO
                    26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...RIDDLE
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.MEADO.01/FGF